Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 47th Match, Chennai vs Rajasthan at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India (10 May 2015)

Chennai

157/5 (20) RR:7.85

Chennai won by 12 runs

MOM: Ravindra Jadeja

Rajasthan

145/9 (20) RR:7.25

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19.1 - C Morris to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, great placement from DJ to raise the 150 for CHN. The man sweeping on the off-side was more at deep cover, as this low full toss arrives, Bravo opens the face of the bat while driving and sends it through cover-point

19.0 - Faulkner to Dhoni, FOUR, tries a similar delivery, but loses control and bowls a low full toss outside off stump, Dhoni reaches out and drives it over extra-cover, beats the fielder in the deep to end the over on a high

18.1 - Faulkner to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, that's a ridiculous hit! He went one-handed at it, but it's gone for four. Short of a length delivery way outside off stump, Bravo had to reach out a long way to make contact, in the process loses the bottom hand grip, slices it over backward point with his left hand and it escapes

16.3 - Watson to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, lucky runs for Baz and CHN. McCullum steps out and slashes hard at this short of length delivery, thick outside edge and there was no one at slip

14.4 - Ankit Sharma to du Plessis, FOUR, top placement from Faf! Short delivery on the leg stump, du Plessis rocks back and pulls it in the gap between long-on and deep mid-wicket

13.1 - R Bhatia to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, oh that bounces just inside the rope. Bhatia bowls a juicy full ball, it was the slower ball but Baz picked it early and lofted it easily over extra-cover

13.0 - Tambe to du Plessis, FOUR, poor ball. It was turning out to be a good over, but Tambe lost control and dropped it short, du Plessis rocked back and pulled it powerfully through mid-wicket

11.5 - Faulkner to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, the Baz-scoop this time. Faulkner goes full around the off stump, McCullum moves across, gets into a great position by bending his knees and scoops it over his left shoulder

11.4 - Faulkner to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, finally he connects one! Baz races down the track, cuts down the angle a bit and slaps it hard past the diving Steven Smith at extra-cover

9.2 - Ankit Sharma to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, the slog sweep from McCullum, gets into an excellent position and sweeps it powerfully past square leg, no chance for the man getting across from mid-wicket

6.5 - Faulkner to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, edged and four, width on offer from Faulkner, McCullum was looking to play the late cut, gets a thick edge and flies past the keeper. A boundary is the end result

4.2 - Ankit Sharma to du Plessis, FOUR, turn for Ankit Sharma, but the length was far too short. du Plessis waits on the back foot and cracks it in the gap between cover and point, the ball races away to the fence

1.1 - Watson to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, cracking shot, loosener from Watson, width on offer as well, Smith leans into the shot and caresses it past cover for a boundary

1.0 - C Morris to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, McCullum is up and running first ball! Charges down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over mid-on for a boundary

18.4 - Faulkner to Dhoni, SIX, I think this has come off the inside half of the bat and it has gone way back over deep mid-wicket. Big six from the skipper and his counterpart can't watch it. Full and outside off stump, cruel delivery from the bowler and that too to Dhoni, who slogs it hard for a maximum

17.0 - Watson to Brendon McCullum, SIX, full and just outside off stump, not the right length at this stage, a friendly ball in fact and McCullum gives everything at it and the ball clears the long-on boundary

13.5 - R Bhatia to Brendon McCullum, SIX, in the air and Faulkner can only watch it sail over at deep mid-wicket. Too predictable from Bhatia, can't bowl a slower ball every ball, McCullum stays on the back foot and pulls it nicely for a maximum

5.5 - Tambe to Brendon McCullum, SIX, that's a superb riposte from McCullum, shimmies down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and goes with the swing, clears the long-on fence, brings up 2000 T20 League runs as well

5.1 - Tambe to Brendon McCullum, SIX, lovely shot, the leg-break from Tambe, McCullum spots it early, lifts it with the spin and goes over cover, has enough to send it all the way over the ropes

17.3 - C Morris to Negi, out Caught by S Smith!! No heroics with the bat from Negi tonight. It's two-in-two for Morris and he's on a hat-trick against his former team. Full and in the slot, Negi cleared his right leg and went hard with the drive, the ball hit the toe-end of the bat and went straight to extra-cover. Negi c S Smith b C Morris 2(3)

17.2 - C Morris to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Ankit Sharma!! It's a top edge and it's taken very well by Ankit Sharma. He throws the ball up in the air in delight after completing the catch. End of a fine innings from McCullum. Short ball on the leg stump, McCullum goes for the pull, gets a big edge, fine leg runs forward, dives and takes a good low catch. Brendon McCullum c Ankit Sharma b C Morris 81(61) [4s-7 6s-4]

16.2 - Watson to Brendon McCullum, out du Plessis Run Out!! Sent back and Watson fires a direct-hit. Baz is so tired that he doesn't want to play straight for the big hit, he tries to use the pace on the ball and goes for the reverse-scoop. Fails to get bat on ball and it hits his right leg, as the ball rolls towards short mid-wicket, Faf tries to steal a run but Baz was in no position to take off for the run. Watson picks up the ball and hits timber. du Plessis run out (Watson) 29(25) [4s-3]

3.4 - C Morris to Raina, out Caught by Faulkner!! Soft dismissal for Raina! This was pitched up and in that channel outside off, Raina was looking to go over mid-off, the weight wasn't fully forward, he ended up chipping it in the air, a much simpler chance for Faulkner. CHN are in some early trouble now. Raina c Faulkner b C Morris 3(6)

2.4 - Ankit Sharma to Dwayne Smith, out Caught by Faulkner!! Another failure for Smith! This was nicely bowled by Ankit, floated this one outside off and got it to dip onto the batsman, Smith was lunging forward on the on-drive, the ball goes off the inner half of the bat. Faulkner slides forward at mid-on and completes the catch. A distraught Smith walks back to the hut. Dwayne Smith c Faulkner b Ankit Sharma 6(10) [4s-1]

14.5 - Ankit Sharma to du Plessis, no run, dropped, but a tough chance. It was a big deflection. Shortish and on the leg stump, du Plessis backs away and looks to punch through cover, gets a thick edge, it was too quick for Samson and it popped out

16.0 - Faulkner to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, back and across, deep into the crease as well, lofted back over the bowler's head but completely mistimed. 100 partnership comes up with that run

12.5 - Tambe to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Baz flicks it through mid-wicket and gets to fifty. Very slow by his standards, took 44 balls but one can understand. The pitch isn't easy to bat on. The CHN dug out rises to applaud and the crowd joins the party as well

11.0 - R Bhatia to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, oh he bowls the conventional seam-up delivery for the first time in the over, punched to long-on

16.2 - Nehra to Faulkner, FOUR, that's a clever hit. Just used the pace on the ball, short of a length and on the leg stump, helped on its way past short fine leg

15.5 - Dwayne Bravo to Faulkner, FOUR, poor fielding from Dwayne Smith again. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Faulkner cuts it through deep point, Smith runs to his left from sweeper but doesn't get down quickly and lets it go

12.4 - Negi to Samson, FOUR, excellent shot! Quicker ball outside off stump, Samson waits for the ball, cuts very late and beats backward point to his left. He made use of the pace on the ball on that occasion

11.0 - Negi to Deepak Hooda, FOUR, lovely hit inside-out over extra-cover. Comes down the track and lofts this drive over the infield to end the over on a high

8.5 - Negi to Watson, FOUR, lovely shot, this was tossed up and well outside off, Watson gets a big stride forward and drills it past extra cover. Faf gets across from long-off, but he landed on the ball as he dived, ends up palming it to the ropes

8.2 - Negi to Nair, FOUR, sloppy from Smith, this was tossed up and just outside off, Nair went down on his knees as he played the slog sweep. Smith got across quickly but was lazy to bend down, goes one-handed and helps the ball to the ropes

4.5 - Nehra to Watson, FOUR, Watson breaks the shackles! Width on offer from Nehra, Watson waits on it and cracks it square past point, no one in the deep and the ball races away to the fence

4.3 - Nehra to Rahane, FOUR, Rahane is looking very positive, overpitched by Nehra, Rahane gets forward and tonks it back over the bowler's head, sails over mid-on and races away to the fence

3.2 - Mohit Sharma to Rahane, FOUR, too short from Mohit, Rahane swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it behind square on the on-side. Bravo gets across and puts in the dive, but the ball slips beneath and rolls away to the boundary

2.2 - Nehra to Rahane, FOUR, cracking shot, length ball from Nehra, Rahane moves into the shot and chips it high and over mid-on, a couple of bounces and over the ropes

0.5 - Nehra to Rahane, FOUR, lovely shot, pitched up and wide outside off, Rahane leans forward and lifts it up and over point, no need to run for those. Nehra has a wry smile on his face

19.1 - Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, no ball, SIX, this is interesting! Full toss above the waist, Morris helps it on its way over short fine leg and it goes for a flat six

17.3 - Dwayne Bravo to Samson, SIX, Samson has no problems in picking the slower ones from Dwayne Bravo. Dances down the track, manufactures a length ball and slogs it high over deep mid-wicket

15.3 - Dwayne Bravo to Samson, SIX, that is a brilliant shot from Samson. He anticipated the slower ball, picked it early, down on one knee, the slog-sweep was timed so sweetly that it cleared deep mid-wicket by some distance

19.4 - Dwayne Bravo to Ankit Sharma, out Caught by Nehra!! Oh Nehra jumps and takes a good catch. Second wicket for DJ. Slower delivery outside off stump, Ankit Sharma swings hard and gets an outside edge, short third man moves to his left, times his jump to perfection and takes it with both hands. Ankit Sharma c Nehra b Dwayne Bravo 0(1)

18.4 - Mohit Sharma to R Bhatia, out Caught by du Plessis!! He's taken a good catch, but he straightaway holds his right hamstring! He's in pain. Slower delivery outside off stump, Bhatia steps out and goes hard at it, slices it, backward point runs to his right and takes it. Just as he was about to catch, he stretched his legs awkwardly and probably that hurt him. Mohit Sharma is on a hat-trick. R Bhatia c du Plessis b Mohit Sharma 0(1)

18.3 - Mohit Sharma to Faulkner, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! The DJ with his dance moves again. Wow! He takes these catches so easily. Low full toss outside off stump, Faulkner reaches out and drives, hits in the air, Bravo jumps high at extra-cover and grabs it above his head with both hands before tumbling onto the ground. The key to that catch was he timed his jump to perfection. Another great catch from the Trinidadian. Faulkner c Dwayne Bravo b Mohit Sharma 16(13) [4s-2]

17.4 - Dwayne Bravo to Samson, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! Dwayne Bravo is now the leading wicket-taker of the season. This is brave from Samson but he's holed out. Despite the keeper standing up to the stumps, he races down the track, Bravo bangs this slower ball short, Samson looks to slap hard but slices it, Smith runs forward from sweeper cover and completes a fine catch. Samson was batting well and was picking Bravo, but he's gone now! Samson c Dwayne Smith b Dwayne Bravo 26(17) [4s-1 6s-2]

14.1 - Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, out Caught by Raina!! Would you believe it! It's a full toss and it's a wicket for Jadeja. Wicket number for four him. What a night he's having. Hooda loses his shape as he tries to go hard at this freebie after coming down the track, mistimes it completely, goes high in the air and long-on settles under it to take a good catch. As soon as he hit the ball, Hooda swung his bat in disappointment. Deepak Hooda c Raina b Ravindra Jadeja 15(14) [4s-1]

11.5 - Ravindra Jadeja to Nair, out Caught by Ashwin!! Nair attempts another sweep shot, but it's a top edge this time and Ashwin didn't have to move an inch at short fine leg. The Rajasthan need to be careful now. Can't afford to throw away wickets at will. Third wicket for Jadeja. Nair got down on one knee to sweep, but couldn't get the execution right. Nair c Ashwin b Ravindra Jadeja 10(12) [4s-1]

10.0 - Ravindra Jadeja to Watson, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! That's a spectacular catch from Bravo at long-on! One of the best in this edition's T20 League. That looked like a six the moment Watson hit it. He hadn't counted for Bravo's brilliance though. This was tossed up and on the stumps, Watson lunged forward on the shovelled loft, got a meaty connection on the willow. It looked to be sailing past Bravo, he leapt full length and takes a one-handed blinder, stretching his right hand as far as he could. He then controls himself, makes sure he didn't step onto the ropes and starts his celebratory run. Watson is stunned, the third umpire has a look, but it was a clean catch. Watson c Dwayne Bravo b Ravindra Jadeja 28(30) [4s-2]

7.4 - Ravindra Jadeja to S Smith, out Bowled!! That's a big blow for RAJ. This was tossed up and on the leg-stump line, Smith went for the sweep, he got a long way across his stumps as he missed the shot, the ball clipped the outer half of the leg-stump on its way to the keeper. Jadeja was appealing for a caught behind, the sound was ball hitting the stumps though. Replays confirm it and RAJ have lost their second wicket. S Smith b Ravindra Jadeja 4(6)

5.3 - Mohit Sharma to Rahane, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! Bravo does the familiar jig after taking a good running catch. It was another bouncer from Mohit, but there was a lot of effort put into it. Rahane was looking to pull, is hurried onto the shot and ends up skying it high and over square leg. Bravo runs in from the deep and takes a good catch bending forward. Rahane was looking good but has to walk back to the hut. Rahane c Dwayne Bravo b Mohit Sharma 23(17) [4s-4]

18.2 - Mohit Sharma to C Morris, 1 run, even Brendon McCullum drops a catch. Is the ball too greasy? Slower delivery full and outside off stump, Morris slices the loft, Baz runs to his left from long-off, it was an easy catch and came at a good height but he spills it

17.1 - Dwayne Bravo to Samson, 1 run, comedy of errors! Slower delivery on the stumps, Samson slogs hard and loses his bat, gets a top edge, Bravo runs back, he had it covered, went with both hands but it popped out. Bravo has dropped a sitter. Samson's bat almost flew to mid-wicket